Joseph gonorovsky



(No Model.)

.GONOROVSKY.

BICYCLE BELL.

Patented Feb. 9. 1897.

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NITED STATES PATENT Fries.

JosEPn GONOROVSKY, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

BICYCLE-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,814, dated February 9, 1897.

Application filed December 10, 1896. Serial No. 615,157. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH GONOROVSKY, of New York city, county and State of New York, have invented an Improved Bicycle- Bell, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bicycle-bell which is so constructed that the clapper may be vibrated at different rates of speed, so that the rider can sound alarms of greater or less intensity.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section, of a bicycle provided with my improved bell. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a section on line 3 3, Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a section 011 line 4 4, Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a sectional detail of the lower part of rod 6; Fig. 6, a face View of wheel '6; Fig. 7, a detail showing the coupling between rod 6 and tube f; Fig. 8, a section on line 8 8, Fig. 1; Fig. 9, a section on line 9 9, Fig. 1; Fig. 10, a perspective of a modification of the bell-operating mechanism; Fig. 11, a sectional side view thereof; and Fig. 12, a section on line 12 12, Fig. 11.

The letter a represents the front wheel of a bicycle, of which I) is the fork and c is the To the fork b is secured a perforated arm d, through which extends a vertically-movable rod c. This rod may be moved up and down by means of a telescoping tube f, carrying at its lower end a nut f, which engages athread on rod 6. At its upper end the tube f is provided with a milled head f having a socket f which is engaged by a pin 0, secured to handle-bar c, Fig. 9, so that in this way the tube f is revolubly attached to the handle-bar. By manipulating the head f the tube f may be revolved and the rod a raised or lowered, as will be read ily understood. At its lower end the rod e carries a gong g, and also a bell-crank clapper g, pivoted at g and connected to spring 9 The actuating-arm of the clapper g contacts with a lever h, turning on rod e and having a spring-nose h, which can be deflected sidewise, Fig. 4, when the wheel a is turned backward.

The nose It is adapted to be engaged by four (more or less) projections or teeth 2" t 1? i of a disk or face-wheel 2', clamped to the axle a of wheel a in such-a manner that such teeth project outwardly between the spokes 0 The teeth i 01 are shown to be of the same length, but are shorter than the tooth t which is in turn shorter than tooth 'i, so that in this way the outer ends of some of the teeth are placed at different distances from the center of the wheel.

If the rod e is in its highest position, the nose It will entirely clear the wheel 2' and the gong will not be sounded. Aslight lowering of rod 6 will cause the nose It to become engaged by the outermost tooth 1" only, so that the'gong is sounded once for every revolution of the wheel. A further lowering of the rod 6 will cause nose It to become engaged by both the teeth 2" 2', so that the gong is sounded twice for every revolution of the wheel. When the rod is lowered to its maximum extent, the nose will be actuated by all of the teeth on wheel 1', so that the gong is sounded four times during each revolution of the wheel. Thus it will be seen that by the principle involved in this invention the alarm may be readily manipulated to sound in slow or rapid succession, according to the will of the rider.

In Figs. 10 to 12 the tubefis raised and lowered by a hand-lever 7', pivoted to the tube and suspended from handle-bar c by means of a strap j. The lever j carries a pulley 7' which is engaged by a stepped lever 70, turn-- ing on bar 0. By depressing such lever more or less the lever j will be correspondingly depressed to adjust the position of tube f for the purpose previously described. Upon the release of lever j a spring 7' will draw the tube f back into its normal position.

In order to permit the usual vertical adjustment of the handle-bar, I clamp the rod 6 to the tube f bya set-screw Z, which permits the joint lengths of the parts 6 f to be adjusted so as to correspond to the elevation of the handle-bar.

What I claim isl. The combination in a bicycle, of a revolving toothed disk with an adjustable bell adapted to be brought into engagement with the teeth of said disk, and means substantially as specified for revolvingthe disk as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination in a bicycle of a revolving disk having teeth which project outwardly at different distances from the center ICO teeth that project outwardly at different distances from the center of the disk and are adapted to be brought into engagement with the actuating-lever, and means'for revolving the disk, substantially as specified.

5. The combination in a bicycle of a vertically-adj ustable hell, with an actuating-lever having a pivoted spring-actuated nose, arevoluble disk having teeth that project outwardly at dilterent distances from the center of the disk, and are adapted to engage said nose, and means for revolving the disk, substantially as specified.

JOSEPH GONOROVSKY.

\Vitnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, WILLIAM SCHULZ. 

